Water-fountain.



B. KAMINSKY.

WATER FOUNTAIN APPLICATION FILED APR. 30, 1912.

Lmmm. Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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BENNETT KAMINSKY, OF PJETTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATER-FOUNTAIN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application sled. April 30, 1.91.2. Serial No. 694,090.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENNETT KAMINsKY, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburgh, in thecounty of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in lvaterl ountains, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

ihis is an improvement upon my Patent liumber 13,195, reissued January10, 1911, for certain improvements in water fountains.

Besides having the same objects in view as disclosed in my prior patentabove referred to, the present invention aims to provide a sanitarydrinking fountain possessing certain qualifications that are essentialfrom a sanitary, manufacturing and commercial standpoint.

First, the construction of the fountain prevents the lips of a persondrinking from coming in contact with the fountain. Second, water thathas touched the lips of a person drinking does not come in contact withthe water outlet or orifices again. lhird, the consumption of water isconsid erably reduced by reason of the pressure of water being regulatedto provide a constant discharge without splashing or spraying. Fourth, afountain that has the water out let or orifices thereof provided withshields or closures that are open only when water is flowing. Theshields or closures prevent foreign matter from entering the outletopenings, either accidentally or by reason of maliciously inclined orunscrupulous persons placing matter in openings of the fountain. Fifth,a fountain having associated with the water outlets or dischargeorifices thereof shields which. not only prevent foreign matter fromentering said outlets or orifices but further provide means whereby theouter termini of said orifices or outlets can be cleansed due to themanner in which the shields can be positioned with respect to theoutlets or orifices. Sixth, to accomplish the above results by amechanical construction that is simple, durable,,inexpensive tomanufacture, easy to install, and highly eihcient for the purposes forwhich it is intended.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construc tion, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

References will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a fountain in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is aplan of the same, and Figs. 3 to 6 iiiclusive are diagrammatic viewsillustrating the projection of streams of water to form a body that ismomentarily suspended in the air for drinking purposes.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a water supply pipe provided with aglobular valve 2 that has a valve stem 3 provided with a crank or handlea whereby the passage of water through the valve 2 can be easilycontrolled. In other words, the Water can be shut off or turned on.Connected to the valve 2 is a coupling or a stand pipe 5 pro vided witha head 6 in which is located. a pressure regulator 7 that can be ustedto control or regulate the discharge or passage of water from said head.In communication with the head 6 are oppositely disposed curved tubulararms 8 that extend upwardly above the plane of the head 6, said armshaving the upper ends thereof provided with nozzles 9 in the form ofcasings that are disposed at an angle, the inner walls of said nozzleshaving discharge openings or orifices 10.

Each nozzle has a shield or closure 11 adapted to cover and close thedischarge openings 10 when the water is not flowing through saidnozzles. The shields 11 are pivotally supported relatively to thenozzles 9 whereby said shields or closures can be opened or closed.Thisoperation isperformed simultaneous with the turning. on and ofi' ofthe water supply. The outer ends of the shields are pivotally connected,as at 12 to connecting rods 13, said rods having the ends thereofpivotally connected, as at 14. to the ends of a cross head 15, carriedby the valve stem 3 and movable in unison therewith.

In order that the shields or closures can be simultaneously opened orclosed, it is necessary that one of the shields, for instance at theleft hand side of Fig. 1, be pivotally supported in proximity to thenozzles, as at 16 and the connecting rods 13 connected to the extremeend of the shield. The other shield is pivotally supported, as at 17 bya bracket 18 forming part of the Patented Feb. 9, 1915.. i

nozzle. The connecting rods 13 associated with the other shield isconnected intermediate the ends of said shield. In this manner both ofthe shields will be opened or closed when the valve stem 3 is turned.

The connecting rods 13 are curved, as

"- best shown in Fig. 2, whereby the cross head 15, which isoflsetrelatively to the nozzles 9, will actuate the shields 11 when thevalve stem 3 is moved. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the nozzles'9 areangularly disposed whereby water projected from the discharge open ingor orifices 10 will travel in a direction and to a point directly abovethe. head 6. The impact of the streams of water is suflicient to producea fiat elongated body of water that is momentarily suspended in the air.Only suflicient force is necessary to cause the streams to reach thecentral point and permit them to merge into each other without causingany splash or spray. It is in this connection, that the presentinvention differentiates from that disclosed in my prior patent where itwas necessary to use a pressure of water that would pro duce a jet to bethrown vertical, the jet being in the form of a small geyser from whicha person could readily obtain water. In the present invention the'comingling of the two oppositely disposed streams is sufficient to forma body of water that can be easily drunk without any danger of wastedwater again contacting or passing through the nozzles- I By reference toFig. 3 it will be observed that the nozzles 9 are disposed and theoutlet openings thereof so arranged that the streams of water Willintersect at a central point. In Fig. 4 the same results are obtained,but the openings are so arranged that the streams of water will convergeand meet at points separated from each other, the streams eventuallymerging into a body of water.

In Fig.6 of the drawing the discharge openings are so arranged that thestreams from one nozzle will intersect the streams fromthe other nozzleand meet at points that are separated and thereby provide a large watersurface that permits of a person easily obtaining a drink.

In Fig. 6 of the drawing each nozzle has a single discharge opening.

I desire to call attention to the fact that the discharge openings ororifices of the nozzles 9 are washed by the action of the shields orclosures '11 each and every time the fountainv is used. For instance,when a person to turn on the water used in connection with large schoolsor in public drinking places, it is necessary for and thereby open theshields or closures 11 before parrtak-ing of water; The shields orclosures 11 are also utilized to provide means to cause the washing ofthe outer terminus of each to cleanse, flush or wash the outer ends ofthe nozzles.

Such operation is continued until the water is entirely out 0H. It willbe assumed that the shieldsare in closed position. If the water supplyis open and the shields not shifted to entirely clear the outlets, thewater as it passes from the outlets will impact against the shields andbe thrown back to cleanse, fiush 0r wash the nozzles. It is obvious thatthe pressure of water in the nozzles 9 can be regulated whereby thestreams projected from said nozzles will be of sufficient volume toproduce a body of water for drinking purposes.

It is thought that the operation and utility of the fountain will beapparent without further description, and I reserve the right to use theplurality of said nozzles 9, to arrange the same at any desired angle orposition, to make the nozzles various shapes and sizes, and to use atreadle or other means than the hand operated means herein shown forturning off and on the water and simultaneously opening or closing theshields or closures 11.

l/Vhat I claim is 1. A drinking fountain including nozzles disposed todischarge water in streams converging to produce a solid body of water,shields movably supported by said nozzles, and means associated withsaid shields and including a valve for controlling the discharge ofwater from said nozzles.

2. A drinking fountain comprising nozzles arranged to discharge water toproduce a momentarily suspended body of water, shields movablerelatively to said nozzles, and a valve controlling the supply of waterto said nozzles and adapted to actuate said shields.

3. A drinking fountain comprising nozzles arranged to discharge water toa central point, shields movable relatively to said nozzles and adaptedto cause the water to wash the ends of said nozzles, a valve controllingthe supply of water to said nozzles, and means connected to said shieldsand actuated by the opening and closing of said valve to move saidshields.

4. A drinking fountain comprising nozzles arranged to discharge water toa central point, shields movable relatively to said nozzles and adaptedto cause the Water to wash the ends of said nozzles, a valve controllingthe supply of water to said nozzles, means connected to said shields andactuated by the opening and closing of said valve to move said shields,and a pressure regulator in communication with said nozzles andcontrolling the pressure of water supplied to said nozzles.

5. A drinking fountain including a plu rality of water outlets todischarge water to produce a momentarily suspended body of water, siields movable relatively to said outlets for closing them, and valvularmeans controlling the supply of water through said outlets and actuatingthe shields when the valve is operated.

6. A drinking fountain comprising a plurality of water dischargingelements arranged to produce converging streams of water to provide amomentarily suspended body of water, a shield pivotally connected toeach of said elements and capable of being shifted to open and close itsrespective element and further adapted to cause the water to clean itsrespective element, said elements adapted to connect with the watersupply, means for controlling the supply, and operating means for saidshields actuated from said controlling means.

7. A drinking fountain comprising a plurality of water dischargingelements arranged to produce converging streams of water to provide amomentarily suspended body of water, shields for said elements, eachcapable of being shifted to close its respective element and furtheradapted to cause the water to clean its respective element, means forcontrolling the water supply to'said elements, and operating means forsaid shields actuated from said controlling means.

8. A drinking fountain including a number of water discharging outletsso arranged that they discharge water in streams that converge toproduce a momentarily suspended body of water suitable for drinkingpurposes, and shields movable relatively to said outlets for closingthem, and common means adapted to actuate said shields.

9. A drinking fountain including a number of water discharging outletsso arranged that they discharge water in streams that converge toproduce a momentarily suspend ed body of water suitable for drinkingpurposes, shields movable relatively to said outlets, and common meansadapted to actuate said shields.

10. A. drinking fountain comprising means to provide water outletsdisposed to discharge Water in streams converging to produce a solidbody of water, a shield associated with each outlet for closing it,means for shifting said shields simultaneously away from the dischargingends of the outlets, and valvular means for controlling the discharge ofwater through said outlets.

11. A drinking fountain comprising means to provide water outletsdisposed to discharge water in streams converging to provide a solidbody of water, shields associated with said outlets, valvular means forcontrolling the discharge of water through said outlets, and meanswhereby said shields are simultaneously shifted away from thedischarging ends of the outlets when the valvular means is opened andshifted to close the outlets simultaneously with the closing of thevalvular means.

12. A drinking fountain comprising water outlets disposed to dischargewater in streams converging to produce a solid body of water, shieldsassociated with said outlets for closing them, valvular means forcontrolling the discharge of water through said outlets, and operativeconnections between said shields and said means whereby the shields areoperated simultaneously with the operation of said valvular means andwhereby the shields can be positioned in close proximity to thedischarging ends of said outlets so that the water passing from theoutlets will impact against the shields and be thrown back to cleansethe discharging ends of the outlets.

13. A drinking fountain comprising means to provide water outletsdisposed-to discharge water in stream converging to produce a solid bodyof water, shields associated with said outlets for closing them andfurther adapted to throw back the water passing through the outlets tocleanse the discharging ends of the outlets, and means arrangedexterior-1y of the outlet and operated simultaneously with the openingand closing of a water supply, for shifting the shields away from andtoward the outlets.

14. lhe combination with a water supply, and means for controlling thesame, of Water discharging elements in connection with said controllingmeans for discharging water in converging streams, a pressure regulatorinterposed between said elements and controlling means, and shieldsassociated with said elements and operable in unison with saidcontrolling means.

15. A drinking fountain comprising a water discharging element, meanscapable of being adjusted to a position in close proximity to the outletend of said discharging element as the water is discharging whereby thewater will impact against said means and be thrown back to cleanse thedischarging end of said element, means for holding said water impactingmeans in the position to which it has been adjusted and for producingrelative movement be tween said impacting means and said waterdischarging element, said movement being such that the inner face ofsaid impacting means simultaneously moves across the path of dischargefrom said water discharging element and recedes from the discharge end.

of said water discharging element in the direction of discharge.

16. A drinking fountain comprising a Water discharging element, meanscapable of being positioned in close proximity to the outlet end of saiddischarging element while the water is discharging whereby the waterwill impact against said means and be thrown back to cleanse thedischarging end of said element, a valvular element for controlling thesupply of water to said discharging element, and interdependentconnections between said means and said valvular element for controllingthe position of said means during all movements of the valvular elementand for producing relative movement between said impacting means andsaid water discharging element, said movement being such that the innerface of said impacting means simultaneously moves across the path ofdischarge from said Water discharging element and recedes from thedischarge end of said water discharging element in the direction ofdischarge.

17 A drinking fountain comprising a water discharging element, a shieldassociated therewith, a valvular element for controlling the supply ofwater to said discharging element, and interdependent connection betweensaid valvular element and shield whereby the shield is shifted away fromthe water discharging element to open the samesimultaneously with theopening of the valvular element and shifted toward and against the Waterdischarging element to close the same simultaneously with the closingmovement of the valvular element, said connections being such that themovements of the shield is had directly from the valvular element andfor producing relative movement between said impacting means and saidwater discharging element, said movement being such that the inner faceof said impacting means simultaneously moves across the path ofdischarge from said water discharging element and recedes from thedischarge end of said water discharging element in the direction ofdischarge.

18. A drinking fountain comprising water outlets disposed to dischargewater in streams converging to produce a solid body of water, shieldsassociated with said out lets for closing them, valvular means forcontrolling the discharge of water through said outlets, and meansoperated by said valvular means for positioning said shields in closeproximity to the discharging ends of the outlets whereby the waterpassing through the outlets will impact against the shields and bethrown back to cleanse the discharging ends of the outlets.

19. A drinking fountain including a water discharging element, avalvular element for controlling the supply of water to said dischargingelement, a shield associated with and connected to said dischargingelement, and means operated by said valvular element for adjusting theposition of said shield with respect to the discharging element, saidmeans operating said shield in unison with the opening and closing ofthe valvular element, said means connected directly to said valvularelementand for producing relative movement between said impacting meansand said water discharging element, said movement being such that theinner face of said impacting moans simultaneously moves across the pathof discharge from said water discharging element and recedes from thedischarge end of said water discharging element in the direction ofdischarge.

20. A drinking fountain comprising water outlets disposed to dischargewater in streams converging to produce a solid body of water, shieldsassociated with said out lets for closing them, and common manuallyoperable means for positioning said shields in close proximity to thedischarging end of the outlets whereby the water passing through theoutlets will impact against the shields and be thrown back to cleansethe discharging ends of the outlets.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

BENNETT KAMINSKY.

W'itnesses:

KARL H. BUTLER, MAX H. SnoLovrrz.

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